SEPTEMBER,
REGULATIONS OF
COLLEGES, AND MEDICAL EXAMINING BOARDS IN SCOTLAND AND IRELAND.
UNIVERSITIES,
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH.
22, 1855.
If the candidate have satisfied the Medical Faculty, he will be summoned, on the 31st of July, to defend his thesis ; and finally, if the senate think fit, he shall be admitted, on the first lawful day of August, to the degree of Doctor.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF
PHYSICIANS, EDINBURGH.
ABSTRACT OF THE REGULATIONS RELATING TO ADMISSION TO THE FELLOWSHTP, DATED AUGUST, 1852.
No
one
is admissible
as a
Fellow who has not obtained the
Principal-The Very Rev. John Lee, D.D. degree of Doctor of Medicine. All petitions for the Fellowship are determined by ballot. Secreta2-y-B. Wilson, Esq. Graduates of foreign universities must previously submit to Faculty of .1Wedicine-Dr. Christison, Dr. Gregory, Professor Miller, Drs. Traill, Bennett, and Henderson, Professors an examination before the examiners of the College, which Syme, Goodsir, Sir G. Ballingall, E. Forbes, and Dr. shall consist1. Of a dissertation in English, on some subject in the pr4cSimpson. The session 1855-6 will be publicly opened on Monday, tice of physic selected by the examiners. 2. Of a vivic voce examination in English, chiefly on SympNovember 5th, at Two o’clock P.M., when an address to stutomatology, Pathology, and Therapeutics of Diseases ; but in dents will be delivered by the principal. part, also, on Anatomy, Chemistry, Botany, and Physiology. STATUTES RELATIVE TO THE DEGREE OF M. D. 3. The examiners may institute such examination as they consider advisable for satisfying themselves that the canmay must have in The candidates been engaged medical study for four years, during at least six months of each, in the Uni- didate has received a competent education. The mode of election of a non-resident is the same as that of versity of Edinburgh, or in some other university where the a resident Fellow. of M.D. is in addition to three such sesgiven ; unless, degree Fellowship amount to 1051.,and for sions, he has attended, during six winter months, the medical a The fees for a resident non-resident, 55l., both inclusive of stamp-duty. Fee paid and surgical practice of a general hospital, with at least eighty a resident or non-resident Licentiate 55l., exclusive of any patients, and during the same period a course of practical by tax payable to government. Every resident Fellow pays an anatomy. annual subscription of ll. Is. to defray the College expenses. He must give sufficient evidenceThat he has studied, under professors of medicine in this or in some other university, anatomy, chemistry, materia ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS, EDINBURGH. medica, and pharmacy, institutes of medicine, practice of Regulations-Course of Study. medicine, surgery, midwifery, and the diseases peculiar to women and children, general pathology, practical 1. Preliminary In8truction.Every candidate must have reanatomy, (unless it has been attended in the year of ceived regular instruction in the elements of methematics, and extra-academical study allowed,) during courses of six must have acquired a knowledge of the elements of mechanical
months. philosophy. He must also have been well instructed in the ’Clinical medicine-that is, the treatment of patients in a Latin language. public hospital under a professor of medicine, by whom 2, Professional Instruction. -The candidate must have been lectures on the cases are given, during courses of six engaged, during a period of not less than twenty-seven months, months, or two courses of three months each. including three winter sessions, in attending- Clinical surgery, medical jurisprudence, botany, and ’, Anatomy, two courses of six months each. Practical Ananatural history, including zoology, during courses of at tomy, twelve months. Chemistry, Materia Medica, and least three months each. Institutes of Medicine or Physiology, Practice of That besides the course of clinical medicine, he has Medicine, and Clinical Medicine, of each one course of six attended, for six months of another year, the medical or months, or of the last, two courses of three months each, during surgical practice of a general hospital accommodating the period of hospital attendance. Principles and Practice of eighty patients. Surgery, two courses, six months each ; or Principles and ’That he has attended, for at least six months, by appren- Practice of Surgery, and Military Surgery,* one course, six ticeship or otherwise, the art of compounding and dis- months each. Clinical Surgery, two courses, three months each, during the period of attendance at the hospital where pensing drugs. That he has attended, for at least six months, by appren- they are delivered.’Midwifery and Diseases of Women and ticeship or otherwise, the out-practice of an hospital, or Children, Medical Jurisprudence and Practical Chemistry, of the practice of a dispensary, or that of a physician, each one course of three months ; or, instead of the last, Anasurgeon, or member of the London or Dublin Society of lytical Chemistry, three months. Also a course of instruction in Practical Pharmacy, at the Apothecaries. That he has studied, for one year previous to his gradua- laboratory of a surgeon or apothecary ; or of a chemist and tion, in the University of Edinburgh. recognised by the College ; or of a public hospital or and he must produce evidence that he has been Every candidate for the degree of Medicine must deliver before the 31st of March of the year in which he proposes to engaged in compounding and dispensing medicines for six months, or a certificate of having been for two years a private graduate, to the dean of the Faculty of Medicine,or apprentice of a regularly-licensed medical practitioner First. -A declaration, in his own handwriting, that he is pupil a laboratory for dispensing medicines. twenty-one years of age, or will be so before the day of 3. The six-months’ courses delivered in Edinburgh must graduation ; and that he will not be then under articles consist of not fewer than 110 lectures, with the exception of
Pharmacy,
druggist
dispensary;
keeping
of apprenticeship to any surgeon or other master. Secondly.—A statement of his studies, as well in literature and philosophy as in medicine, accompanied with proper
certificates.
Thirdly.-A medical dissertation, composed by himself, in Latin or English. ’
Before
a
candidate be examined in
Medicine, the Medical
Faculty shall ascertain, by examination, that he possesses a competent knowledge of Latin. They shall then proceed to examine him, either vivu voce or in writing—1st, on Anatomy, Chemistry, Botany, Institutes of Medicine, and Natural History, bearing chiefly on Zoology; and, 2ndly, on Materia Medica, Pathology, Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Midwifery, and Medical Jurisprudence. Students may be admitted to an examination on the first division at the end of the third year of their studies.
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clinical medicine, clinical surgery, and military surgery. The three-months’ courses must consist of not fewer than sixty lectures. Two London courses of three months each, on any of the above subjects, will be taken as equivalent to one sixmonths’ course. 4. The candidate must have also attended, for twenty-four months, a public general hospital containing on an average eighty patients, or alternately shall be required to produce evidence of having attended the practice of an hospital for twenty-one months, and the practice of a public dispensary specially recognised by the College, for six months. 5. An opportunity of examination on the subject of the Pre.
* The course of Military Surgery must be delivered by a professor of that branch in an university ; or by a lecturer who, in addition to the other requisite qualifications, has served in the medical department of the army or navy, and it must consist of not less than sixty lectures.
professional examination at any term after the completion of the second year of their studies, provided they shall have previously attended the courses of lectures on the four prescribed subjects. III. The regulations for the degree of Master of Surgery are in all respects similar to those for the degree of Doctor of Medicine, with the exception that the examinations include a fuller reference to practical surgery, and that the dissertation must be on a general subject. IV. The following are the regulations as to the terms for conferring degrees, fees, &c. :1. The terms for conferring medical and surgical degrees are two in each year-viz., the last Wednesday in April, and the first Wednesday in August, at twelve o’clock, noon. 2. The fee for the degree ofM.D. is 25l. 3s. Of this sum the candidate is required to deposit 10l. 3s. with the Clerk of the
liminary Instruction (No. 1),
is presented by the College annuin December to those candidates who wish to separate their examinations on those subjects from their final examinations for the Diploma. All candidates for the diploma must be registered at the College, for which, anmially, a fee of 5<. is paid. Every candidate, on applying for examination, will be required—1st. To produce satisfactory evidence of his having attained the age of twenty-one years ; and 2ndly, to present a tabular statement exhibiting the full amount of his professional education. Unsuccessful candidates will be remitted to their studies for a period not, in any case, less than three months. The sum payable for a diploma by ordinary candidates is 101., including all fees. Apprentices of those who were Fellows prior to 1851, pay 5l. for a diploma. Nute.The -Licentiate.3 of the Royal Colleg&bgr; of Surgeons in Scotland and in Ireland are exactly on the same footing in England, as to privilege in surgery, with the Members of the Royal College of Surgeons of England.
ally
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of Senate not less than a week before the time of exami. sum will be returned in the event of his not passing his trials. No deposit is required from those who undergo only the first part of the examination. The remaining sum of 15l. must be paid to the Clerk of Senate not later than a week before the day on which the degrees are conferred. 3. The fee for the degree of Master of Surgery is 10l. 108., to be deposited at least a week before the term of examination.
nation, which
UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW. D.D. Clerk to Senate—Duncan H. Weir, A.M. Faculty of Medicine-Drs. Lawrie Macfarlane, T. Anderson,
’tepa—Duncan Macfarlan, Allen
Thomson, Walker Arnott, Rainy, Easton, Pagan, Mackenzie, and Buchanan. Abstract of the Regulations for Degrees in Medicine and Surgery. I. Candidates for the degrees of Dr. of Medicine and Master of Surgery must produce written evidence of the following
qualifications
:-
1. A certificate of moral character, signed by two respectable persons, and evidence that they have attained the age of twenty-one years. 2. That their course of professional study has extended over a period of not less than four years or four winter sessions at a university which confers medical degrees, or at one of the established schools of London or Dublin ; and that one at least of the four years or sessions has been passed at the University of Glasgow. 3. That in each of the four years or sessions the candidates shall have attended not less than two courses of lectures of six months’ duration, and in case of their passing only one year at the University of Glasgow, that they shall have attended three such courses of lectures there. 4. That they have regularly attended once at least each of the following course of lectures and instruction, viz. :— Anatomy, Chemistry, Institutes of Medicine, Materia Medica and Pharmacy, Surgery, Practice of Medicine, Midwifery, Anatomical Dissections, courses of six months each; Botany (summer course), Practical Chemistry, Forensic Medicine, courses of three months’ each; General Hospital, with Clinical Instruction, two years of not less than nine months each, or eighteen ’, months. .6. The certificates and other written evidence of the abovementioned qualifications, a printed schedule of the course of study filled up by each candidate, and an inaugural dissertation composed by himself on some professional or allied topic, must be lodged with the Clerk of Senate on or before March lst or June 10th, for the respective following graduation terms. II. The following are the regulations respecting examination :1. The examinations for the April term of graduation commence in the last week of March, and those for the August term in the middle of July. 2. The examinations are conducted partly orally and partly in writing, on all the subjects included in the curriculum, and consist of the following parts, viz. : 1st. An examination as to proficiency in the Latin language. 2nd. The professional examination in twoparts; the first comprehending the subjects of Anatomy, Chemistry, Physiology, and Botany ; the second comprehending Practice of Medicine, Surgery, Materia Medica and Pharmacy, Midwifery, andForensic Medicine. 3. Candidates will have it in their option to undergo the examination as to proficiency in Latin at the usual terms in any of the years of their medical studies. They will also have it in their option to undergo the first part
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FACULTY OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS, GLASGOW. P1’esidentDr. A. D. Anderson. Visitor-Dr. R. Hunter. Registrar-Dr. R. D. Tannahill. Prelimininary Instruction.-Every candidate for the diploma of this Faculty must produce evidence of his having attained the age of twenty-one years. He must, either previously to or during his medical education, have received regular instruction in Latin and Mathematics, and must have subsequently attended a course of Natural Philosophy of at least three months’ duration. Professional Instruction. --The candidate must havebeen engaged in attending the following separate and distinct courses of lectures during a period of not less than twenty-seven months, in which must have been included three winter sessions of six months’ duration each :Anatomy, Practical Anatomy, and Surgery, of each two of six months (or Surgery and Military Surgery, one of six months each) ; Chemistry, one course of six months ; Practical Chemistry, one course of three months; Institutes of Medicine, Practice of Medicine, Materia Medica, Midwifery and Diseases of Women and Children, one course of six months each; Jurisprudence, one course of three months; Clinical Medicine and Clinical Surgery, two courses of three months each ; Botany, one course of three months ; General Hospital with at least eighty beds, twenty-one months; Practical Pharmacy, six months. Each candidate shall be examined, partly orally and partly by written question and answer, without the use of books. He shall translate Latin, write prescriptions, and be examined in preparations. The Committee of Examiners being satisfied with these trials, the candidate shall be entitled to his diploma, on taking and subscribing the declaration authorized by law, in place of extra-judicial oaths. The unsuccessful candidates shall be remitted to their studies for a period of not less than three months after a first rejection, and six months after a second, and their names shall be concealed. The whole of the depcsited fee shall be returned to an unsuccessful candidate on his first rejection; but on every future similar occasion, whether the examination may have been before the Faculty, or any other licensing board, or when the candidate, prior to an application for a surgical licence may have been five years in practice, two guineas shall be retained. The Faculty register is open during the month of November, for the signatures of those students who wish to obtain the diploma, and the classes attended by each during the current courses course
session. An examination in Latin will be held on the second and following Saturdays in December. The regulation examination days are the first and third Tuesdays in each month. The fee for the diploma is 101.